SAN FRANCISCO -- Occupational fatalities in California went down last year for the fifth year in a row. Although the 1997 figures are preliminary and will be updated as new cases are determined to be work related, they show that 636 workers died on the job in 1997, compared to 642 in 1996. Transportation accidents were down and so were homicides. However, Cal-OSHA Chief John Howard expressed concern about the steady rise in fatalities from falls and contact with objects and equipment. "That's worrisome," h
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